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Let Your Home Be Your Heart

What I hope for my readers and for all keepers of the nest, is that they embrace their homes with their heart and all of the passion that it holds. I want them to know that they can decorate on a limited budget by seeing things in new ways; by rescuing the broken and transforming the ugly. I hope that they flaunt their favorite color and decorate their life with it. I hope that their homes feel like one giant hug that welcomes them each and every time they walk through their front door. More than anything I want everyone to have their own home-sweet-home dream come true!
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Kim

February 07, 2010

Tammy's Beautiful Idea

As most of you know, I have a most cherished collection of little fabric hearts that were handmade and given to me by sweet sweet you.

These are but a few of my beloved hearts that I keep with the others in a bowl right beside me in my office. I LOVE them ALL so much - they are lovely tokens of you and they mean the world to me.

Tammy, who lives in California and who is a part of our Dear Daisy Cottage family, emailed me the other day and shared an idea that she had for our friend, Jack.

She suggested that we each make a fabric heart, like the ones that I have been blessed to receive, to give to Jack as an expression of our love and support for him and for our precious Tabatha - who, as you know, was one of us.

I told Tammy that I thought it was a most BEAUTIFUL idea.

What do you think? Would you like to make a heart for Jack?

If you WOULD like to, please email me and I will give you my mailing address for you to send your heart and any note that you would like to include for Jack too. I will take a photo of your fabric heart, credit it to you and share it on my blog. I will then mail your hearts & notes to Jack. If you can, please mail your hearts to me by March 31st.

Thank you Tammy for your most loving idea. (She is already working on hers) Thank you ALL for being there for Jack & Tabatha - whether it is in spirit, in comments, or in the creation of little handmade hearts.... we are all stitched together in this fabric of life. And I am so very thankful.

Love,

Kim

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What a lovely idea, and way to express how our "hearts" go out to Jack. Yes, Kim we are all stitched together in this fabric of life and your blog is one of those pieces of fabric. Thank-you so much for, well, for being you!

I do not sew and I do not drive because of an 18 year old neck injury. It is hard to get out, so I will have to pass. But know that Tabatha and Jack have touched my heart. I will always remember. My heart will have to be one that is not seen but there in spirit.

Like everyone else has said, this is such a wonderful idea. Good on you, Tammy. You know I will make a heart for Jack. I think I've still got your email address, I'll hunt around first and save you one more email.

P.S.
That red and black heart look so familiar;)Hmmm. And that definitely settles it, I need a new camera.

What a wonderful idea! I'm not a big seamstress but couldn't I just do a shabby /rustic looking one with big stitches on the outside of the pillow? Or would that be tacky? I'm sure Jack will be so delighted and touched!! Thanks Kim and Tammy!
:-)

Would love to be able to do something for Jack...the heart idea is PERFECT, as are those sweet strawberries you have in a bowl. Couldn't resist...I had to leave my warm house and find me some so I could munch on them while reading more of your blogs. Of course, the berries we get in Wisconsin in February are not anything close to the sweet, FRESH ones you enjoy in Florida. You lucky girl!!!

I love your site, I just finished a round of Chemo and live in ND where we just finished a 21 day power outage on my ranch brrrrrr your photos are so elevating and the colors so crisp, Renews my spirit to make it to the spring and gardens,garden. garden. I will have this blog on my favorite list. I really want the waterside cottages magizine so will order it. I can tell by your beautiful little baby the dashund that you have a good and loving spirit. Lovely, thank you. dr nancy

Oh how touching! I still have your mailing address and will be mailing you soon! The past 8 months have been ones of loss in our family as well. Losing my uncle to amyloidosis, and six months later (last week) my aunt and finding out at the same time of my aunt's death that a dear cousin has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Quite a shock since she has never even touched a cigarette. I know what loss of a loved one is, but to lose your spouse, your soul mate, is heart wrenching! Count me in!

i like this part of the post:"If you WOULD like to, please email me and I will give you my mailing address for you to send your heart and any note that you would like to include for Jack too. I will take a photo of your fabric heart, credit it to you and share it on my blog. I will then mail your hearts & notes to Jack. " is very good

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